BOOK REVIEW: SIX DEGREES – GAME OF BLOGS

6 Degrees – Game of Blogs is a unique book. The same people,
the same location – just three entirely different stories!

Ask me why?

The Game Of Blogs activity got bloggers
acquainted with some very different and intriguing characters and they had to
weave stories around them, and add some of their own characters. This ‘method to
madness’ is what gave rise to myriad stories, all revolving around Shekhar,
Tara, Roohi, Cyrus and Jennifer and their intertwining lives. The bloggers were
told to form team of around ten members each and spin a story around the
same characters living in the same city – Mumbai.

Know the characters -

Shekhar
is a house husband who loves his wife and daughter, breaks the barriers of
the general women-stays-at-home and man-earns-bread and is a writer

Tara who is Shekhar’s wife ,a highly successful professional
in a media house who is trying to maintain a balance

Roohi-
Shekhar and Tara’s 9 year old girl, bubbly, charming – everything a 9 year
old should be

Jennifer
– a happy hippie with a camera in
hand and lot of mysteries in her heart

Cyrus –
A bright eyed law student

Aryan
Ahuja - Shekhar and Tara’s neighbor

So what happened next
-

After many rounds, three teams were selected as winners by
renowned authors and 6 Degrees was
published. The stories which made to the final entry into the book are:

The
Awakening – a science fiction

Entangled
Life – a murder mystery

Missing
– A Journey Within – a thriller

My review – 3.5 out
of 5

This book is a mystery package. The same character but
imaginations running wild. Right from aliens to murders, love to break up – you
name it and you have it. I will not go into the details of the book, as that
would not do justice to the hard work the bloggers have put in. But here’s is
what you need to know – The book is an easy read, written to impress. The
stories give beautiful descriptions and when you move from one story to
another, you think how beautifully the authors have made the same person play
three very different roles.

The Awakening is a
science fiction revolving around aliens – good and bad, saving the world, ozone
depletion. So if you are into that stuff, you’ll like reading it. It is a story
you can also read out to kids.

Entangled life is the story I liked the best. Every
character shouts out the loud, no matter how small or insignificant the role.
Be it JAVA – the typical-police-man
who is trying to solve the murder case or Aryan – the ever concerned neighbor,
the story takes you through a whirlwind of emotions. Read the story to find out
who is the killer! The poems penned down are good.

Missing – A journey within is a thriller. It has twists
which I wouldn’t have otherwise imagined for the same set of characters. The story
seems a bit far – stretched, but at the same time stands out for the message it
gives on love.

Go ahead, grab the book. A huge round of
applause for the authors!!

6 Degrees is India’s first book published through collaborative blogging, written completely by bloggers for the Game of Blogs activity at BlogAdda. Know more about Game of Blogs here. You can buy 6Degrees: Game of Blogsif you liked the review.

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